Speed the Plough

"Speed the Plough: A Comedy, In Five Acts; As Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden" by Thomas Morton

Mrs Ashfield is at the market when she is approached by a handsome young nobleman who gives her a letter to deliver to her husband. When Mr Ashfield reads it, he finds that it is from his daughter Susan, and he is astonished to learn that their former servant-girl, the middle-aged woman Nelly, has just married Sir Abel Handy. This event begins a chain of events of comedy and misadventure that have entertained theatergoers for many years.